In the most recent firmware for Blipcare, the device provides an open Wireless network called "Blip" for communicating with the device.

published 2019-07-02 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-3194

cvss: 7.1; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

In the most recent firmware for Blipcare, the device provides an open Wireless network called "Blip" for communicating with the device. The user connects to this open Wireless network and uses the web management interface of the device to provide the user's Wi-Fi credentials so that the device can connect to it and have Internet access. This device acts as a Wireless Blood pressure monitor and is used to measure blood pressure levels of a person. This allows an attacker who is in vicinity of Wireless signal generated by the Blipcare device to easily sniff the credentials. Also, an attacker can connect to the open wireless network "Blip" exposed by the device and modify the HTTP response presented to the user by the device to execute other attacks such as convincing the user to download and execute a malicious binary that would infect a user's computer or mobile device with malware.

Exploit prediction

1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/ethanhunnt/IoT_vulnerabilities/blob/master/Blipcare_sec_issues.pdf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.8	AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-254 7PK - Security Features

References

github.com /ethanhunnt/IoT_vulnerabilities/blob/master/Blipcare_sec_issues.pdf
exploit, third-party-advisory
seclists.org /bugtraq/2019/Jun/8
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
packetstormsecurity.com /files/153225/Blipcare-Clear-Text-Communication-Memory-Corruption.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-11579
NVD CVE-2017-11579

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Summary